Comparison

Payload vs Anywhere Proxy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Payload

Share files of any size instantly between devices on your local network or over the internet. Supports cross-platform transfers with end-to-end encryption and original quality preservation. Resumable transfers handle interruptions seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Nearby LAN transfers
  • Online unthrottled transfers
  • Cross-platform support
  • No file size limits
  • Original file quality
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Resumable transfers
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NEARBY TRANSFERS Automatically discover other devices in your local network - incredible LAN speeds. ONLINE TRANSFERS Unthrottled Gbps+ transfers, as fast as your internet allows. Connect your friends with a simple link. ALL YOUR DEVICES Cross-platform app for all mobile and desktop devices. NO SIZE LIMITS Terabytes of media? No problem. Perfect for video editors, photographers, and creatives. ORIGINAL QUALITY Your files stay exactly as they are—no compression, no compromises. END-TO-END ENCRYPTION No one else can access your files, not even us. RESUMABLE TRANSFERS Spotty network? Disk full? No worries, transfers are paused and resume automatically.

About

Anywhere Proxy

This native proxy client offers a fast, private, and simple internet experience for your iPhone and iPad. It connects with a single tap, features smart routing for optimal speed, and includes built-in ad blocking. Supports various proxy protocols and configurations.

Highlights
  • One-tap connection
  • Native Swift performance
  • Smart routing
  • Network-level ad blocking
  • Proxy chain support
  • MITM traffic analysis
  • Always On VPN
Features
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Your internet, Anywhere — fast, private, and beautifully simple. Anywhere is the proxy client your Apple devices deserve. No clunky wrappers, no bloated cross-platform shells — just a clean, native app built from the ground up in Swift, designed to feel like it belongs on your device. Because it does. Traveling abroad, working remotely, or simply wanting a more private way to browse? Anywhere connects you in a single tap, then quietly gets out of your way. --- WHY ANYWHERE • One tap and you're on. No menus to dig through, no dashboards to decode — open the app, tap once, done. • Fast by nature. Built natively in Swift, Anywhere launches in a blink, sips battery, and moves your traffic with the speed only a true native app can deliver. • Every connection takes the right path. Smart routing rules send traffic through your server when it needs protection and straight to the internet when it doesn't — so pages load faster and videos stream smoother. • Made for where you are. Heading home for the holidays? Country Bypass keeps your local apps running at full speed while everything else stays protected. • Ads, gone. Purify blocks ads at the network level — across your browser, your apps, and your favorite streaming services. No extensions required. --- EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • iPhone and iPad, with one-tap toggles right in Control Center • Apple TV, as a full native app for the living room • Apple Watch, so you can connect and switch setups from your wrist --- A FULL TOOLKIT, BEAUTIFULLY ORGANIZED • Import a subscription from a link or a quick QR scan • Test server latency with a single tap • Link servers into chains for advanced setups • Always On VPN, for protection that never sleeps • Deep, flexible routing rules for power users • Capture and inspect traffic with the built-in MITM tools --- WORKS WITH WHAT YOU HAVE Anywhere speaks the protocols you already use — VLESS (with Vision and Reality), Hysteria2, Shadowsocks, Trojan, AnyTLS, and more. If your provider hands you a subscription link, Anywhere takes it from there. --- PRIVACY YOU CAN TRUST Your traffic flows through your servers — never ours. We don't see it, we don't log it, we don't want it. And Anywhere is open source under GPLv3, so anyone can verify exactly what we do — and what we don't. --- BUILT BY PEOPLE WHO CARE We made Anywhere because we were tired of proxy apps that felt like homework. So we built the one we wanted to use: native, thoughtful, and polished down to details you can feel the moment it opens. --- Download Anywhere — and see what a proxy client can be when it's truly made for the device in your hand.

Screenshots

Payload3 screens
Anywhere Proxy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Payload at none against Anywhere Proxy's 1. Payload also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Anywhere Proxy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (55 vs 1). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Anywhere Proxy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Payload asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Payload holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anywhere Proxy has 55 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Payload's written reviews are positive against 67% of Anywhere Proxy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Payload ships an update every 6 weeks, Anywhere Proxy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Payload versus Anywhere Proxy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPayloadAnywhere Proxy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (55 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings155 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn Didrik NordstroemArgsment Limited

Customer experience

Payload

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Anywhere Proxy

All ratings55 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Payload

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Anywhere Proxy

One-time1
  • Anywhere Voyager$2.99

Questions

Is Payload free?
Payload is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anywhere Proxy free?
Anywhere Proxy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Payload or Anywhere Proxy?
Payload is rated higher. Payload averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Anywhere Proxy averages 4.7 from 55 ratings.
Do Payload or Anywhere Proxy have ads?
Payload shows ads; Anywhere Proxy does not.
Which is updated more often, Payload or Anywhere Proxy?
Payload ships an update every 6 weeks, and Anywhere Proxy every 2 weeks. Most recently, Payload was updated on September 22, 2026 and Anywhere Proxy on October 15, 2026.

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